The weight of the conversation with Maddox hung heavy in the air long after the call ended. Cambria sat alone in her penthouse office, her mind racing with the implications of what he had revealed. His confession, though painful, had cracked open a door to the past one she had spent years trying to shut.
Maddox's voice, filled with guilt and regret, echoed in her mind. "My father's empire isn't just about business. It's built on a foundation of corruption, betrayal, and power. And I've been a part of it."
The words replayed, again and again, until they no longer felt like a shock. Instead, they were like a slow poison seeping into every part of her, infecting her thoughts and, more disturbingly, her heart.
